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Originally Posted by gomoho
Personally I think you would have to be nuts to ride a recumbant in TV. Talk about an accident waiting to happen!
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I ride a recumbent, as does my wife and several friends who live in TV. I think we are relatively sane, thank you.
If you're referring to the fact that we are lower than upright bikes, that is a fair argument. However, most recumbent riders take extra precautions to be noticed (e.g. flags and high intensity flashing lights) and to be heard where visibility is compromised (e.g. roundabouts) very loud air horns.
In practice, I have had no case of problems with being noticed by motor vehicles any where in TV. On the flip side, I had experienced problems on my upright, in one case getting forced off the road. I think, in part, it may be because uprights are so common that they almost become invisible to drivers, whereas recumbents are still unusual and draw attention.